Music Review

Garret “Jacknife” Lee is best known as the hotshot producer of U2, Snow Patrol, R.E.M. and many more. The Jacknife Lee, however, is a showcase for the studio mastermind as an artist. Buzzing with kinetic energy, it skilfully mixes many…

The depiction of The Dying Cuchulain by Oliver Sheppard adorning the cover of Fontaines D.C.’s sophomore album is befitting of its title. However, according to frontman Grian Chatten, A Hero’s Death instead refers to a line from a Brendan…

Earlier this year, we waxed lyrical about the nostalgic pop of Wexford wunderkind Patricia Lalor and her EP, Sleep Talk. Just four months have passed and the 14-year-old has released her follow up, Do It Again. Still finding her feet as a…

Cussen is the brainchild of Cork singer-songwriter Kieran O’Callaghan. More a collective than a band, Faded Films marks their first full-length release, following debut single 'Spare Fuse' in June. O'Callaghan describes the album as: “a…

Formed as recently as New Year’s Day 2019, Milk. have already established themselves as ones to watch in the Irish music scene. The Dublin quartet’s (Mark McKenna – vocals, Conor Gorman – guitar, Conor King – bass and Morgan Wilson – drums)…

It’s not often that an album catches you off guard and rushes you back to the past. There is something about Alabaster dePlume’s latest release, To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol.1, that transports you back to your youth. Perhaps it’s…

Penji is the self-titled, debut EP from Galway musician Aengus Hackett, working under the moniker Penji. It's a fusion of jazz, instrumental hip-hop, psychedelia, chill hop and downtempo. Maybe it's because I love jazz and produce music…

Friends is the latest release from Licehead, a.k.a. Paul O’Connor of That Snaake notoriety. The four-track EP follows last year's album Music For Normal People and serves as a precursor to upcoming album, Perfect Death Forever. If or when…

Mani Bazaar is a solo artist from the west of Ireland—via Manchester, UK—who creates what she describes as “ethereal goth-infused dream pop”. An apt descriptor, if her latest release EP. 3 is anything to go by. Released in April and…

Jamie Lawson is back with his brand new five-track EP, Moving Images. The release is similar to his early work and each track is a heart-wrenching but lovable ballad. The heartfelt EP opens with ‘A Perfect Year’, which was written as a…